Monthly Archives: January 2012

On a plane yesterday I watched the 2011 documentary “Chasing Madoff”. It is the story of how independent financial analyst Harry Markopolis and his three friends spent ten years trying to expose Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme that scammed an … Continue reading →

The Project Syndicate site hosts excellent articles from some of the world’s best independent thinkers on finance and the economy.  Here are a few worth reading: Does Austerity promote economic growth?, by Robert Shiller The Straits of America, by Nouriel Roubini The … Continue reading →

I am speaking at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference this weekend, with a keynote on Sunday at 2pm and a presentation Monday at 11:00am as well as participating in the closing panel on Monday at 5:30pm.  You can see more details and … Continue reading →